Body Language Quiz - The Full 100 - Very Accurate

Which group is generally believed to be better at recognising body language?

Men

Women

Neither

Is body language conscious or subconscious?

Conscious

Subconscious

Both

What is the most reliable way to read body language?

Recognising progressions

Recognising strong single signals

Recognising clusters

Body language is identical all around the world.

True

False

Which group is believed to be better at projecting body language?

Women

Men

Neither - They're both the same

Body language signals or “tells” can have different meanings depending on the situation in which they are used.

True

False

According to Peter Collett, author and psychologist, there are many important “tells” or signals to understand. Which of the following is not a type of body language tell?

A micro tell

A stealth tell

A denoting tell

A genuine tell

A defining tell

A woman lifts her arm so that her inner wrist is visible. Is this a …

Sex signal

Territory signal

Dominance signal

Submissive signal

No signal at all

Mediterranean people, and especially Italians, will tend to keep their hands up and moving to indicate they’re in control of a conversation. When they lower them they are in effect indicating that they have finished speaking.

True

False

When smoking, a woman is likely to hold her cigarette between her thumb and forefinger.

True

False

Which of the following gestures is usually a very strong indicator that someone is telling a lie?

Scratching their head

Looking Down

Crossing their legs

Touching their nose or lips

Fiddling with their hair

Visualise the body language and decide which smile is most likely to be used by a liar

A broad (wide), slow and balanced smile

A quick, broad (wide) and balanced smile

A quick, lopsided and lower face smile

A long, slow but small smile

A slow, balanced but lower face smile

Which statement below is most likely to have been used by a liar?

Nobody could remember what happened exactly. I am sure that the other car was going too fast when it hit my friend’s car. We were just a few seconds behind them and everyone saw what happened. One minute they were turning the corner and the next they were smashing through the fence. The guys shouted something. I know that this may sound strange but we really had not drunk very much at the night club. This crash wasn’t my friends fault, um, anybody can see that.

I’m trying to remember exactly what happened but I’m sure that the Mustang was going really fast when it hit the side of Jenny’s Toyota. I was so close that there was only a couple of seconds between us. Jenny turned the corner and the Mustang came out of 22nd street and clipped her left wheel. Tom and Mike both saw the way the mustang was swerving and shouted “look out” just before it slammed into her. Jenny drank mostly cool drinks at the Panda bar and I know this crash wasn’t her fault.

Look at the pictures above and decide from the body language which person is most likely to have just told a lie.

Picture One

Picture Two

Picture Three

Liars often speak more quickly than people telling the truth.

True

False

Liars often give short answers when asked a direct question.

True

False

A long, firm, strong gaze that meets your eyes is a very definite body language signal that someone is telling truth.

True

False

Do people who are lying usually smile more or less than normal?

More

Less

Neither

When someone is lying do they tend to keep the smile on their face for longer or shorter periods than normal?

Longer

Shorter

Neither

When someone is lying, do their vocal tones tend to increase or decrease in pitch?

Increase

Descrease

Neither

Look at the pictures above and identify the woman with the body language most likely to indicate availability.

Picture One

Picture Two

Picture Three

Two pretty girls are dancing together at a nightclub. In the context of attraction and body language they are doing this because …

No one has asked them to dance and they’re bored

They’re just showing off and want to be noticed

They’re letting people know that they’re lesbians and don’t want to be approached

They’re just having fun and like dancing

They’re probably drunk

What do you think that most women, who are looking for a partner, find most appealing in a man? The following answers each have a number of characteristics. Pick the most accurate answer.

Flat stomach, fitness, humour, confidence, wealth

Confidence, attitude, good looks, height, dominance

Fitness, wealth, attitude, great clothes, cleanliness

Humour, great clothes, height, fitness, good looks

Wealth, status, great clothes, good grooming, cleanliness

Most women prefer a strong dominant guy that is quick to approach them with a smart pick-up line and prepared to persist if they play a little hard to get.

True

False

Which shoes will a woman be most likely to wear if she wants to be seen as “available” to the right man?

Picture One

Picture Two

Picture Three

Picture Four

Research has shown that women are always attracted to the same kind of man and rarely change what they’re looking for. Hence the expression “he’s not my type”.

True

False

In the pick-up game - most men make the first move.

True

False

Look at the pictures above and identify the man with the body language most likely to indicate availability.

Picture One

Picture Two

Picture Three

Picture Four

A woman who slowly but often crosses and uncrosses her legs while you’re talking to her is trying to tell you that …

The chair she’s sitting on is uncomfortable

She’s agitated and would rather you went away

She’s maintaining her personal space

She wants you to notice her legs

She wants you to touch her thighs

When a woman flicks her hair while she’s with you she is …

Irritated by what’s going on around her

Is providing an availability signal

Is anxious and nervous

Is lying

Is trying to impress other women

Examine the image above and select the most appropriate answer that describes the facial expression. Be warned – the images selected are not always obvious.

Surprise

Interest

Joy

Rage

Fear

Aguish

Disgust

Shame

Examine the picture above and select the most appropriate answer that describes the facial expression. Be warned – the images selected are not always obvious.

Surprise

Interest

Joy

Rage

Fear

Aguish

Disgust

Shame

Study the picture above and choose the most appropriate answer that describes the facial expression. Be warned – the images selected are not always obvious.

Surprise

Interest

Joy

Rage

Fear

Aguish

Disgust

Shame

take a close look at the picture above and select the most appropriate answer that describes the facial expression. Be warned – the images selected are not always obvious.

Bliss

Doubt

Shy

Sorrow

Pain

Look at the image above and select the most appropriate answer that describes the facial expression. Be warned – the images selected are not always obvious.

Bliss

Doubt

Shy

Sorrow

Pain

View the picture above and select the most suitable answer that describes the facial expression. Be warned – the images selected are not always obvious.

Bliss

Doubt

Shy

Sorrow

Pain

When people are angry their eyes tend to …

Narrow

Open

Stay unchanged

Some facial expressions are common to all people around the world.

True

False

How many separately identifiable facial expressions are generally used by cartoonists?

7

12

19

22

30

Experts in facial expressions can look at the neutral face of an older person and often identify which facial expressions the person has used most over the years.

True

False

In China colour White is generally associated with …

Marriages

Funerals

Birthdays

Wars

Retirements

In Britain the colour red is most often associated with …

Schools

Sexual Seduction

Happiness

Danger

St. George

Look at the hand gesture above. In America it often means “safe”, “respect” or “rock on”. (Sometimes even the Texas Longhorns.) In which of the following cities does it usually mean “your wife has had an affair or someone else’s baby”?

Paris

Istanbul

Hong Kong

San Paulo

Naples

In most Middle Eastern (Traditional Arabian) countries most traditional Arab men greet each other by …

Shaking hands

Bowing

Touching noses

Hugging

Clasping each others wrists

The personal space of a traditional African person from sub equatorial Africa is generally less or more than a person of the same age from Europe?

Less

More

Neither, they’re the same

The classic V for Victory gesture, or peace sign, is generally recognised around the world as a positive gesture but in what country is it likely to be seen as serious insult?

Greece

Holland

Brazil

Argentina

Iceland

In which country is it common for people to wobble their heads from side to side to mean “yes”?

Japan

Mongolia

New Zealand

Norway

India

In which country do people tend to speak the fastest using the most hand gestures?

Greenland

Italy

China

Britain

Saudi Arabia

“Look at me when I’m speaking to you”, is a classic expression that many British children will have heard from their teachers but in which of the following counties would looking at an angry teacher have been considered an act of defiance?

Alaska

Greece

Japan

Lithuania

Germany

In many western countries a junior will often hold a door open to allow a more senior person to enter first. However, in the Gulf countries of the Middle East which general rule applies?

The senior person opens the door for the more junior to show that he or she owns the territory

Whoever gets there first goes first

The person on the right always goes first

The person with the most important family goes first

The person from the most important country will go first

Intimate space is the immediate area around your body. When someone moves into this space without your consent most humans feel uncomfortable. What do you think is the average space personal space needed by a person from the USA or United Kingdom?

0 - 25cm

0 - 50cm

0 - 75cm

0 - 100cm

0 - 125cm

A single man of arrives at a nightclub hoping to meet a female. Which of the following is he likely to do first?

Prowl the room looking for available talent

Pick an empty space and survey the room

Strike up a conversation with the barman

Go and stand as close as he can to a woman or group of women

Introduce himself to the first woman he comes across

Meetings at round tables are best used for discussions where each individual is likely to contribute to a consensus-based decision.

True

False

In the context of body language both woman and men are equally territorial.

True

False

A man walks into a nightclub with his arm tightly around his girlfriend’s waist. What is his body language most likely to be saying?

I am her partner

I want to protect her

She is mine

She has chosen me

She is unavailable

At a social gathering a man sits down in the centre of a sofa (couch) and extends his legs out in front of him. He rests his arms – outstretched – on the back of the sofa. What is the most likely reason that he has adopted this position?

His openness is an invitation to others to join him

He is claiming the territory of the sofa

He is trying to get comfortable

He is asserting his dominance

He is tired and wants to be cared for

In a review conducted of offices (not work stations) where the people were allowed to position their furniture as they wanted to, most placed their desks so that they were facing …

The window

The wall

The door

Two people are sitting next to each other on a sofa. They are not speaking with each other but to other people in the room. Their bodies are turned slightly away from each other but their knees are pointing at each other. Are these people feeling comfortable sitting next to each other?

Most likely - yes

Most likely - no

When a person positions them self at the head of the table they are usually doing this to assume the role of:

Observer

Moderator

Leader

Follower

Gate Keeper

When people are forced by necessity to eat alone in a restaurant they will often seek out a two-seat table rather than sit at one with more seats. Psychologists believe that the most likely reason for this is …

People feel bad about using more space than they need

People are concerned that the extra space makes them look isolated

They are concerned that unwelcome strangers may join the table and dominate

People worry that waiters will expect more people to arrive and thus ignore them

They may be asked to move if the restaurant becomes busy

When one person subconsciously starts to mimic the body language of another person, it usually means:

They are irritated and want to leave

They are in-tune and agreeing with the other person

Its a show of mutual dominance

They are mocking the other person without realizing it

None of the above

Men and women will often subconsciously point their knees at a person they feel comfortable with.

True

False

Smokers tend to point their cigarettes at people they don’t like.

True

False

When people are standing they will often and subconsciously aim the tip (toe) of a foot at the person they are most attracted to.

True

False

Look at the diagram below. Which person is most attracted to person “2”?

Number 1

Number 3

Number 4

Number 5

Look at the diagram below. Select the answer that describes the most likely condition?

Love

Antagonism

Friendship

Disclosure

Neutrality

A person is seated but has fully extended their legs in front of them. This gesture indicates:

Disinterest

Boredom

Relaxation

Involvement

Interest

Look at the diagram below. Select the person that is most likely to have just joined the group.

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

Look at the diagram below. Select the person that is most likely to leave the group first.

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

Look at the image above. Select the person that is most likely to be feeling defensive.

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

A person reaches out to shake your hand with the palm of their hand facing slight towards the floor. They are trying to establish …

Their trustworthiness

Their willingness to be friends

Their superior position to you

Their openness

Their submissiveness to you

It’s the office party and the boss is drifting around the room saying hello to people. From time to time he touches, hugs or pats someone on the back. What is he saying through these actions?

I’m really your friend not just your boss

You are subordinate to me so I can touch you if I feel like it

Once a year I let you know you’ve done a good job

I’m touching people to show I’m actually a human being too

It is actually pretty lonely being the Boss and touch is an intimate way to show we’re all on the same team

A long thin sealed-lips smile a sign of dominance or submissiveness?

Dominance

Submissiveness

Neither

A woman comes home from a party, smiles and tilts her head, then says to her partner, “Weren’t all the women there just lovely?” The submissive man is likely to respond:

I agree with you, you’re so observant, they were

Really? I didn’t notice but you women are better at this than we are

I don’t agree. Most were ugly except for the one in that tight red dress

They were ok I guess but you were the loveliest

You’re so right as always. Still, there was that one

A guy flexes his muscles in the mirror and says to his partner, “I’m thinking of buying a home gym.” His submissive partner smiles at him and is most likely to respond with ...

That’s a good idea you’ve been packing on the pounds lately

That’s a good Idea I like you pumped up

What for? You’re hot already but I guess it’ll keep you fit

Bit late for that now

You’ll never use it

In the presence of a dominant person, a submissive person is most likely to …

Dip their eyes or look away

Cross their arms and stand up straight to show courage

Push back their hair to look younger

Pat the dominant person on the back to show friendship

Make a joke to ease the tension

In body language context, the most important factor that most women use to rank the status of other woman is …

Strength

Beauty

Height

Poise

Her man

In body language context, the most important factor that most men use to rank the status of other men is …

Height

Strength

Fitness

Masculinity

His woman

Look at this picture of a man. In your opinion is he feeling …

Comfortable

Threatened

Sexy

Confident

Aggressive

Look at the picture of these women. Which one is the dominant female?

Woman 1

Woman 2

A man who is standing with his legs slightly apart with his hands clasped loosely behind his back is likely to be:

Anxious

Neutral

Confident

A woman is standing with her hands clasped in front of her while nibbling her lip. She is most likely to be:

Anxious

Aroused

Alert

AttentiveAbstracted

During a job interview the person being interviewed makes barely any physical movements. Is this because they are …

Confident and don’t need to physically display their ability

Are terrified and too scared to move

Think that too much body language is immature

Are likely to be naturally reserved

They are trying to imitate the interviewer

Look at the picture and select the answer that best describes his confidence level from his body language.

Not very confident

Neutral

Quite confident

Very confident

Completely confident

In a room full of strangers where is an anxious person most likely to stand? Near …

The window

The centre

The table

The door

The refreshments

A confident woman is more likely to wear revealing clothes than her less confident counterpart.

True

False

The Buttress Stance is generally a sign of …

Confidence

Anxiety

In general, and where lying is not taking place, how do confident people generally speak?

Faster

Slower

Normally

Does the rate at which a person blinks their eyes change when they’re anxious?

There is no change

The rate decreases

The rate increases

Is yawning a sign of confidence or anxiety?

Neither

Confidence

Anxiety

Both

Which of the following physical combinations does research show that most women will be seeking in the physical appearance of a man? This question assumes an average face.

Broad shoulders and strong hips

Flat Stomach and small buttocks

Long legs and slender build

Large chest and defined muscles

Strong thighs and large biceps

Which of the following physical combinations does research show that most men will be seeking in the physical appearance of a woman? This question assumes an average face.

Long legs and medium sized breasts

Large breasts and narrow waist

Curvaceous hips and very large breasts

Small breasts and narrow hips

Small buttocks and average length legs

What people, both men and women, have found attractive has radically changed over the centuries.

True

False

Which people (both men and women) are likely to be seen as more credible? Those with …

Red hair

Blond hair

Brown hair

Dark brown hair

Black hair

Both men and women produce a hormone-based scent called a pheromone that can contribute to whether or not they will seen as attractive by the opposite sex.

True

False

Woman are generally more interested in whether a man is handsome rather than if he is physically well proportioned.

True

False

Slender, bony people – sometimes known as ectomorphs – are generally believed and perceived to be …

Introverted, sensitive and highly strung

Well balanced, independent and outgoing

Indifferent, independent and reflective

Extroverted, aggressive and achievers

Kind, jolly and dependant

Large, overweight people – sometimes known as endomorphs – are generally believed and perceived to be …

Introverted, sensitive and highly strung

Well balanced, independent and outgoing

Indifferent, independent and reflective

Extroverted, aggressive and achievers

Kind, jolly and dependant

Muscular well-proportioned people – sometimes known as mesomorphs – are generally believed and perceived to be …